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Psychosomatik der Kopfhaut

Psychosomatic disorders of the scalp

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Das Spektrum zu erwartender psychischer Störungen der Kopfhaut zeigt aufgrund der Sichtbarkeit, einer möglichen Stigmatisierung sowie der Behaarung einige Besonderheiten auf. Von praktischer Relevanz ist die Trichotillomanie, die neu zu den Zwangsstörungen gezählt wird. Eine weitere psychodermatologische Herausforderung stellen Patienten mit Fokussierung eines normwertigen physiologischen Haarausfalls dar. Die Behandlung von psychotrichologischen Erkrankungen erfolgt mit psychosomatischer Grundversorgung, Verhaltenstherapie oder Psychopharmaka.

Abstract

Psychosomatic disorders of the scalp have some special characteristics due to the visibility, possible stigmatization, and amount/patterns of hair. Of practical relevance is trichotillomania, which is now classified as an obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Patients who are obsessed with normal physiological hair loss represent a further psychodermatological challenge. Psychosomatic therapy includes basic psychosomatic care, behavior therapy, or treatment with psychopharmaceuticals.

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  1. Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH, Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Immunonkologisches Zentrum, Schwerpunkt Männermedizin, Vivantes Klinikum Spandau, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585, Berlin, Deutschland

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Harth, W. Psychosomatik der Kopfhaut. Hautarzt 68, 445–448 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-017-3942-3

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